PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Arturo Gatti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leon Lance (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Arturo Gatti looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.

Gatti
vs
Lance

176 cm
35
178 lbs
18 - 25 - 1

180 cm
28
180 lbs
8 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 25 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Arturo Gatti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Leon Lance!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Albert Achterberg and Aafke Stam.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gatti swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Gatti throws a leg kick but Lance moved away.
Nice body kick there by Gatti.
Gatti misses with a series of wild punches.
Gatti looks to land a combination but Lance avoids it well.
Gatti throws a right and a left that both miss.
Arturo Gatti seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A punch combination from Gatti misses.
Gatti swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting Lance counter with a right hand.

It looks like Arturo Gatti has been cut.
Gatti is breathing heavily.
Gatti misses with a hook. Lance ducked under it nicely.
Lance misses with the combination.
Sloppy strikes from Gatti. Those never looked like landing.
Gatti falls off balance throwing a combination

and Lance counters with a crisp one two that drops Gatti! Lance thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Gatti to his feet! Gatti is in big trouble!

Gatti is rocked!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lance is stalking Gatti. Gatti circles to his left. Keeps circling left. Bam! Straight right from Lance, and it's lights out! Gatti really payed the price for that rookie mistake.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Leon Lance!